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2.2ghz, 3gb RAM, p8400 c2d

Is it decent? Or is vista slowing me down? Gaming experience is decent(arnd 30fps) on COD4,COD-WAW..haven't tried any others till now..

 

Vista's pretty much equivalent to XP for performance for a while now.

 

The only slot loading recorder I know of is Panasonic's UJ -225B but that is IDE / Atapi. In one of the (many) Studio XPS 16 reviews I've read there's a quote saying Dell will offer a writer once they are available; I assume they require a SATA drive.

 

hey guys, just had an update to my order status, it no longer says in production, and my esd no longer says the 27th of feb. its in the delevery preperation stage. do you guys think i could get it pretty soon. how long does this boxing stage usally take?

 

Something tells me you would be whipping out something else if that happened.

 

It depends if you ordered anything else with it. After production of the laptop, Dell boxes the laptop.. then ships it off to another "merge" facility where the laptop (all boxed up) is combined with other parts of your order (screen, mouse, etc) in an even bigger box.

If they are waiting on another part of your order, there may be a delay here (if its a small item they might ship it bu it self).

If you didnt order anything else, then i assume, they have a way to fast-track (or completely by-pass) the merge step.

 

Mr Nick, thanks for the response.

One fianl question, I have read through the forum and seen this asked but not answered. Is the GPU socketed? I would love to have the option to upgrade.

 

If anyone in the UK wants one of these XPS 1640 systems then Tesco Direct are now selling them. I've placed an order (due tomorrow) to see what it is like and if I should keep my (better spec'd) order with Dell..

 

Can someone have a look into the HDMI device tabs and make screenshots of all the options?

 

Don't worry. They called mine the P9400 also. The T9400 is what was shipped........Only to be shipped back to them after 7 days.

Good Luck,
Thraak

 

i can't decide. . . 1080p or 720p?!

720 would be a ton cheaper especially with this Best Buy deal, but i'm used to my 1680x1050 on my 15.4" right now that it might feel TOO BIG

 

I'm in the same boat. I want the RGBLED but can't resist the good deal at BB.

 

I've always understood the boxing stage just to be a cover for shipping from China to the destination country. This usually takes 1 to 2 days, then it's forwarded from a staging facility in that country to your destination, which is where normal shipping times occur. 1 - 3 days in the US for ground.

 

one more day of testing stage for me....now I'm in testing stage for 6 days....dell sucks. maybe i'll call to cancel.

 

when i ordered mine the sales rep said they were built in texas so either that was a lie or all of your china theories are a little off, either way i spoke to someone today and they said mine should ship on 3 days now i'm starting to get excited

 

Are the Canadian ones assembled in Canada or USA? I hope their third party products (mice, cameras, etc) arent shipped all the way from USA.

Ordered Jan 26, EDD Feb 13th for me

 

Does the T9600 produce more heat than the T9400?

How much weight does the TV tuner add?

Where would they add the ports for the tuner? The back?

 

I ordered a Targus notebook bag and mouse with my 6140 (Feb 22nd). The bag and mouse shipped 24 hours after i ordered. Looks like the new lappy will arrive in the A.M.

So I think Dell ships the items as they have them, and they don't hold up an order waiting for all the pieces. Thats my experience at least

 

not sure but i ordered a wireless router at the same time as my laptop and it came on 01/29 the order was placed on 01/27, the router is a belkin type n if that helps

 

tv tuner would be on the left side near the rear under a rubber flap

 

Woah...thanks for posting that link! I had no idea.

Dang, that's pretty cheap. AHHHH!!!! What's the catch? That looks identical to what I paid over $1400 for, except I had one speed grade faster CPU.

Umm...it's got Blu Ray, same everything else.

That screen is a big SELLING point IMO. LED backlit, perfect resolution for the size.

I was leaning towards an Asus n80 -X5 for the same price, only I'd have to add an external Blu Ray player to it, which I'd rather not do. My two big complaints with the 1640 are the ATi graphics (sooooo wish it were Nvidia, as it's impossible to force install the regular drivers-you need to rely on third parties), and the dippy cooling design-but a notebook cooler should take care of that.

AAAAAH!!!! What do I do?

 

Wow Xp Solved All My Problems!!!

 

Oh great. Now my ESD has moved from Feb. 6 (ordered Jan 13) to March 10. Yes, that's 3 weeks waited already, now to wait an additional 5 weeks.

Two months after ordering, there'll be the first changes to the specs and rebates and I don't even have the laptop yet!

 

For the people that have received their missing cd's can you tell me how long the whole procedure took. I have a feeling that I'm dealing with a half wit that is taking care of my case, she insists that I should check my box again and seems to be delaying the whole process.

 

My EDD have moved too to 11 March, and i have ordered the 13 January...

I dont understand how could you order a laptop and they give it 2 months before... 2 months...! and they could advise you first....

 

I just called my DELL rep. He said, the production of the XPS 16 has been suspended (at the manufactury in Poland?) due to a problem with the wireless cards. Shipment of the ordered machines is planned for the first week of March. The production should pick up next week again.

Maybe that's why we're all waiting?

 

LOL! Dell just told me the reason my order is pushed from Feb to March is lack of T9600 CPU's. I guess they'll say anything.

 

It was a lie. I believe they are made in Malaysia. Part of the boxing stage is shipping from the factory to the US.

 

where are you from??

 

I didn't order a T9600, so it can't be that

Alemania.

 

I´m from Spain, Did you chose de Tv Tuner? I guess that is the reason why they have been retarded, because here There are people without tv tuner and they have it.

Dont you think?

 

Can someone have a look into the HDMI device tabs and make screenshots of all the options?

So far I someone has sent this screnshot but we are missing the details.

Without the tab information for the HDMI device there is no way of knowing which surround formats if any are supported through HDMI!

 

Yeah, the shipping box had a sticker on it that said computer made in Malaysia.

 

I've written this before: In the German speaking realm, you cannot chose the Tuner. It's built in. It's preselected. You cannot unselect it.

 

A rep claimed these were made in Texas? :laugh: I shudder to think how long it's been since a notebook was made in the U.S.

I got mine I think two days later, but I got two boxes, and neither actually included the software I most needed. Then when I wrote back, she decided it was a 'driver issue' (it wasn't).

 

that´s in Germany!!here in Spain you can choose if you want it in the laptop or not!The prize is 40 €.

We will see...when will be produced...

 

Hi all! I'm a new possessor of a SXPS 16. I've ordered it on the 22nd of january and it shipped here in Italy (from Poland) on the 27! Very quick, indeed.

Here is my configuration:

Studio XPS 16 : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz,1066MHz,3MB)
Display : 16in Truelife 1080p Full HD RGBLED Edge to Edge Display
Camera : Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera with Facial Recognition Software
Ship Accessory : Italian Docs
Resource DVD : Studio XPS 16 Diagnostics and Drivers
Memory : 4096MB (2x2048) 1067MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Hard Drive: 320GB Free Fall Sensor (7200RPM)
Optical Drive : Internal Blu-Ray ROM combo (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD read, DVD & CD write)
Slot Load Drive including software
Power Supply : XPS 90W AC Adapter
Power Cord : Italian 1M
Battery : Primary 6-cell 56W/HR LI-ION
Graphics : 512MB ATI Radeon HD 3670 graphics card
TV tuner : No Integrated TV tuner
Wireless : Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard European
Wireless Label (Intel Wireless Cards)- Core 2 Duo
Wireless : Europe Dell Bluetooth 370 Card
Keyboard : Internal Italian Qwerty Keyboard
Operating System : Italian Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32Bit OS) with Recovery DVD
Italiano Microsoft Works 9.0 (elaboratore testi, foglio di calcolo, Outlook Express, Powerpoint
Viewer) con CD di ripristino
Dell Support Center 2.0
Italian McAfee Security Centre 30 Day Trial Version (No Recovery CD)
1Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support
3Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support
No Accidental Damage Support
Studio XPS 16 Order - Italy

The machine is wonderful: the screen is the best I've ever seen on a laptop and also the gaming performances are quite good.

The problem is that i'm having big overheating issues...on idle the palmrest is always warm, but when playing it becomes really really hot! I used hwmonitor to look at the temperatures: the gpu arrives at 94 C under stress (I used Furmark), then it starts downclocking. Also the processor arrives at 87 C under stress (with Orthos)...and I've already done the undervolt!

I'm sending a mail to dell...I hope they will replace my heat sink...or at least put some Arctic Silver on it!

 

Try sticking the rear left of the system out over the edge of a desk while it's in use and see if the temps drop drastically. 87c sounds about right-I had 84c running Folding @ Home on both CPUs.

For some reason, Dell designed this so the system's vent is mostly blocked by the screen when it's open. You should see the temps fall by roughly 20 degrees if air is able to at least get somewhat directed downwards by sticking part of it over the edge.

If that works, you could try some sort of laptop cooler or something to raise the back up. With an 87c temp, I doubt the system is defective, other than just the bizarre design decision Dell made to block the vent with the screen.

 

87C for a 8600 under stress isnt too bad... the U7600 (10 Watt, 1.2 GHz) in my TZ maxes out at 72C under load.

 

good to know...and what about the GPU? I think that 95 is too high, because it starts downclocking and the palmrest becomes really too hot for me.

 

WOO! I am in the SXPS 1640 club too now! Is there anywhere I can get a longer lasting battery? Thanks.

 

I kinda feel like crying
Now I had my explanation system for the delay all in place...

 

just got off phone with dell mine shall ship in two to three days, i ordered on 01/27

 

From what I can see 48khz is the only supported frequency. Very weird not even 44.1 shows on the list.

 

Wow that is a really good deal. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's $200 cheaper then the same spec machine from Dell.com? I was wondering if it's possible to add bluetooth later if I do not get it with the system initially?

 

Seems more like $300ish, if not more, and that's including my EPP discount. I paid over $1400 for mine, and the only difference I see is I had a 2.53GHz/6MB CPU, which added $116ish to the price. It's a nice bump up, but realistically isn't that big of a deal.

I wish this had Nvidia graphics. I'd order again right now if it did

EDIT: This puts it at virtually the same price as the Asus n80nv-x5. This has Blu Ray (and a quality drive at that). Also a bigger screen...but it's got that darned ATi video, which I'm even more opposed to after trying to actually work with the notebook version.

 

dell sucks, my system is in testing stage for a week now and when I contact the rep, she told me that it somehow got stuck in the factory and they dont know what happen. She's trying to contact the factory and will get back to me when she got news....dell likes to screw up its customers, doesnt it?

 

Maybe my eyes have deceived me but it looks like the bluray option is now $170 instead of $150 from Dell's (US) website. I'm pretty close to ordering this system just trying to figure out if I should customize from Dell or now this Best Buy option looks legit. Only thing I wanted to add was bluetooth which the Best Buy version does not include but if I can add that later then that's fine too.

 

Still lurvin' it?


Cin

 

Yes, everything seems to be working well except I would like to find a higher cell battery.